Louise Marie of the Palatinate
Louise Marie of the Palatinate (18 April 1622 – 11 February 1709), also named Louise Holladine, was a daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart.
Family
Louise Marie's paternal grandparents were Frederick IV, Elector Palatine and his wife Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau. Her maternal grandparents were James I of England and his wife Anne of Denmark. James was son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
Painting
Louise Marie was a talented portrait painter and graphic artist, a talent that she shared with her brother Prince Rupert. She was student of Gerard van Honthorst and painted so ably in his style that some of her works were attributed to him. To the dismay of her Protestant family, she converted to the Catholic faith and she fled to France. With the support of Louis XIV of France, she was later abbess of the convent Maubuisson.
The princess is considered an "amateur". Her portraits are often in the baroque style of Honthorst, but there are exceptions, which were likely not commissioned. Some of her works were kept within her family, and some can be found in German museums.
Ancestors
| Louise Holladine | Father: Frederick V, Elector Palatine |
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick IV, Elector Palatine |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Louis VI, Elector Palatine |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth of Hesse |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Louise Juliana von Orange-Nassau |
Paternal Great-grandfather: William the Silent |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Charlotte de Bourbon-Montpensier |
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| Mother: Elizabeth Stuart |
Maternal Grandfather: James I of England |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Mary, Queen of Scots |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Anne of Denmark |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick II of Denmark |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
